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Rourke shows marked improvement from last year, but not at his 2022 success, he has BC in the mix, but isn't in the running for any awards Ford struggles at QB for Edm. they ride him through the struggles but eventually concede to sit him....by then Edm. is all but out of contention VAJ manages to keep Cal. in contention and puts together a solid season in Cowtown saving Dickies job Harriss, leads the league in completion percentage to start the season, and leads the Riders offence to efficiency, while the defense carry's them.....until the o-line woes become too much and he takes too many hits and ends up injured again...and then the Riders falter opening up Rourke, and VAJ to compete in the standings Strev. wins a gutsy game in week two and Zach takes his team to the top of the West again Dru, lights it up on his way to MOP Bo nips at Dru's heals all season Kelly, pisses off Bomber fans by lighting our defence up and puts up stats but he leads the Boatmen to the middle of the pack, and has at least one off field distraction Davis starts out strong, Philpot get's knicked, teams figure him out and Mtrl. scrambles at QB

We have some very athletic LB's more so than the past, and we kept a-lot of them....we also had poor coverage units last year, this all may be a bit of a blessing in disguise.....the young guys get a change to get in on specials and maybe rotate. They get conditioning, experience slowly and have an extended opportunity to learn under a veteran. If/when injuries happen the guy going in will be that much more experienced and familiar. I see our LB's evolving and progressing as the year goes on, and I think we have the makings to actually have a very good LB core with depth moving forward.

My 2 cents....I mostly like it, we kept some great potential on the pr....I do question our punter, but maybe he is an amazing holder.... I don't think we need to worry about JT as much as the air time he gets...I think he is insurance in case Lawson' s injury fares up.... I also don't think we need to worry about Wilson as much either as when healthy he is really good ...but he NEVER stays healthy...so I figure that spot will change soon....

With the smoke, I think I heard it helped cause some of those pesky thorax injuries.......

To me the biggest take from today was Strev. got lots of reps and actual QB reps.....he did run, he did get hit and he did make some throws. His knee appeared to hold-up and he made mostly smart, solid throws...I bet he would like the one RPO back....but overall I was really pleased to see him healthy and look like a real QB, not just a battering ram. With Zach out week "two" I was very pleased with how Strev. looked.

I recommend a TCB Bomber Beer featured Brady this year

Finally after at least 50 refreshes I got on....and missed a bunch of plays with a make noise banner...SMH....How is the CFL this bad......c'mon

WTF.....terrible, terrible terrible that the streaming isn't working..........

I'm not ready to rule out Case entirely just yet....he showed a couple small flashes, he has what many, many players never get an extended look and opportunity....not anointing him the next great returner, but after a year on and off the roster last year to develop and learn the nuances and an offseason he now has the opportunity to prove he took it all in and has the ability and mindset to show he grew and improved and can do the job....many guys never get that shot, he is one of the lucky few, maybe he takes this opportunity and shines.....

IMO, Zach has struggled with some injury concerns, and he is another year older, Strev. is coming off a serious injury, Wilson has thrown what, two passes in a regular season game.... Now let's hope Zach lights it up and stays healthy all the way to another GC. Let's hope Strev. comes in ready at the start of camp and spells off Zach on some packages with success and shows he can take over next year....Let's hope Elegesma makes it to our team at some point this season and shows he isn't too far behind the imports.....The newest guy maybe a look see and PR, maybe a look see and bring him back next year....But IMO we should have a back-up that has at least thrown some passes in this league and started a few games, whether on the IR, or AR, IR.....or even hiding on a CJ "farm team"...lol IF TC goes great and Strev. proves he is 100% and Elgersma makes it here and shows he isn't too far behind I think we can look at releasing, but I believe until TC or even RC we keep Patterson...heck 6 arms in RC and early TC would be a nice luxury to have.

And like that according to 3down nation Dolegala is released....

I'm rooting for Streveler, he has a mental and physical toughness unlike many. IF he is used as s real QB and not a gimmick I honestly do believe he can be a true starting caliber QB in the CFL. I could be wrong but, with his attributes, experiences, and the stage of his life he is in combined with how hard he has rehabbed, I would be very surprised if he gets beat out for number 2.........but if he does then I will be very happy as the guy who beats him would IMO be a real stud QB!

I didn't think of this angle, but I like it. Simply put IMO our D-line was not good enough the last two seasons

For whatever my 2 cents are worth......I can't hate on teh this draft class, but like Noeller I traditionally think the lines is where you draft, so colour me surprised with the positions we ended up drafting. I think we greatly increased our special teams coverage in this draft, and perhaps one of the three LB's develop into a solid starter....A QB...I mean he has talent but it's just foreign to me to see us draft a QB...I hope the global we took on the D-line shows rotational AR potential, and may the best punter "win" As of today I give the draft a B...If one of two guys live up to potential/develop then we can revisit it as a great draft.....on the flip side If we get into injury issues on the O-line we may look back and realize maybe the "old way" of drafting for the lines is still the way to go? I am curious as to what/when we start looking at the Demski succession plan....

Two opinions; One great news, on the financials, Miller and team with the product we have has been fantastic! That mock draft, a WR, QB, DB and RB in the top four.......really..... I think we need at least on OL/DL near the top, a WR, RB and DB are fine if best athlete available as I could see the fit but as our top picks....I am also not understanding all the love for the QB's....but time will tell if GM's agree with me or not.... But again fantastic news on just how successful Miller and the team have been

Two lost draft picks and almost 650K in fines if teh 3down article is correct.....ouch!!!!

Thanks for the info, regarding Wallace......It's nice to have a place where people have knowledge top of head and are willing to share! Here is to the hope another Wallace falls to us...Could someone on here who follows closer and has a better knowledge base of mine regarding the O-line prospects break down what they think of expected top O-lineman in this draft?

Wallace has for all intent and purpose impressed at every opportunity he has been afforded since being drafted. I don't recall last year was he a highly sought after? He, if I remember was our third pick late in the second round?? As has been hashed over many times most people have good hope for MCI and Clercius. IF Wallace continues to show growth and MCI develops into something for us, I would think we will look back and consider last year's draft a success from virtually every metric, just based on those three........My hope is we can get another Wallace...yes, I know easier said than done..... IF we can grab another O-lineman with solid potential, I think we look decent with our CDN talent. DL, LB, DB based on best athlete available which all seem to be fairly solid positions in this year's draft with at least one Ol in our top three is gravy... Honestly remember the old days of how our drafts looked......a draft result like we saw last year would have been unfathomable, now our expectations are that's our floor.....

With the "weaker" o-line group and some really athletic guys across multiple positions I am curious to see who/what is available to us with our first couple picks. Depending on our draft board, we may be able to get one or two of our top o-line choices. I really feel we need to draft a couple guys along the o-line, being considered a "weaker" class this may be a tall task, but after Wallace our pipeline is pretty dry.......... Outside of o-line I think we can look at best athlete

Booch and WBBfan, well said....And why I fully agreed and was actually happy we didn't put a big dollar offer in Ford's direction. Yes he is an elite CDN, but the guys you mentioned and went into detail about IMO made him a luxury and not a need for us. Yes we more than likely lose a CDN passport in his spot but as you both described and I fully agree we still have very talented players with both passports that as a whole I think will be a better unit. If Kelly takes another step, if Parker is healthy, If Makonzo is healthy, if Griffen takes a step, If Kramdi fills some of teh "smarts" void Biggie provided...I get it that's a lot of if's but if you take a 1000ft view, we have a bunch of guys to compliment and move around...I really do believe we can see an overall better LB and DB crew then we had teh last couple years....

My 2 cents......OL/DL heavy in the draft...If a guy looks to be a standout on specials we could use some depth but IMO our OL/DL needs replenishment

Political stuff aside, the beer was always cold, the wings were always hot........

Our new stadium is nice....But I preferred the old location and amenities of the old site.....hit the mall food court if you wanted, a vendor and a night club across the street, so many lounges and restaurants and easy stumble away, many private businesses "allowed" staff and friends a private property place to tailgate......so much "free" street parking an easy walk away....etc......but overall the new stadium experience is really good....not without some driving/bus logistic concerns and a very serious lack of "easy" walking to amenities.....But huge props to Wade and his teams for the gameday experience and amenities inside the stadium, the bike system, the outside pregame areas, working with so many lounges and restaurants to provide shuttles and making a really crappy in and out drive flow decently.

Cdn depth is weaker...... O-line and D-line are what I see as a "concern" Cdn depth, is less and weaker than last year. Oline, is weaker today as we "lost" Dobson we may go three imports or Wallace may take the spot......we may have a surprise, or a draft pick exceeds his growth curve...but today this is unknown and as such it is weaker IMO D-line, was IMO weak last year and while Vaughters helps, it is still IMO not strong enough.....too many "maybe" variables for me...Is Lawson recovered, will he be a force, does Vaughters fit, can he log the extra minutes, has Willy taken a step back, will Woods trajectory continue to trend up? etc. Too many unproven variables...so IMO as of today a concern As I said and others have said it appears we have a great RB core, a great QB core, our receiver core while not as high a ceiling has a much-improved floor, our specials are better, I really believe or LB care is stronger, and I feel passport and CDN depth aside our D-backfield is as strong as it was last year. CDN depth in relation to injuries and overall depth is a concern, our d-line over-all is a concern and depth and CDN talent on the Oline is a concern...... I don't feel we have had a great offseason thus far, but certainly nowhere near as bad as some feel it has been...I actually like the fiscally responsible direction, and I do strongly believe that none of Lawler, Dobson or Ford where worth to us what they got paid elsewhere, even though Ford and Lawler are very high, ceiling (passport/talent) players......

180....a bunch of guys who have had success in this league some even showed flashes of excellence but fell out of Favour for one reason or another, be it injury, situational fit or other, that have a desire to prove themselves.....Not all our FA signings will but I feel a few will Taking the 30,000ft view I don't hate the look of our roster, while less upper ceiling talent, I feel as if we really brought the floor up I am moderately concerned with our o-line/ratio and our d-line as of today....I would have liked to see a stud DL and a solid Cdn. to replace Dobson.... I am deep down hopeful a stud NFL cut comes available similar to the Biggie situation years ago and we have the $$ to sign them like we did with Biggie